The Peru Gazette

Glens Falls, NY – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) announced that she will be sharing stories of North Country veterans on her Congressional website throughout the month of November in honor of Veterans Day.

“The North Country is steeped in rich military tradition and is home to some of the bravest patriots this country has ever known,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “On Veterans Day, Americans across the country pause to honor those who have served, but their sacrifice is so much bigger than just one day. Please help me honor these men and women who have served by allowing me to share their stories and photos with a grateful nation throughout November. Our military service members have sacrificed so much to keep our nation safe, and I am honored to serve these brave veterans in Congress.”

For residents of New York’s 21st District who have served in the military or know someone who has, Congresswoman Stefanik is inviting them to submit photos and stories from their time in service to our office. Congresswoman Stefanik will be adding these stories and photos on her official website (https://stefanik.house.gov/veterans-share-your-story) and Facebook page throughout the month of November.

Please submit your stories and photos to ny21vets@mail.house.gov or to our Glens Falls office at 136 Glen Street, Glens Falls, N.Y., 12801. Please do not mail original photos.

Those who are submitting material are asked to include a short description of the branch, title, and assignment for photos. Also, they are asked ensure they have permission to share photos and stories before sending.

Arturo Delmoni
New York City Ballet Orchestra
Credit Photo: Paul Kolnik
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Arturo Delmoni is one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. His remarkably distinctive playing embodies the romantic warmth that was the special province of the great virtuosi of the golden age of violin playing. Yo-Yo Ma describes Delmoni as “an enormously gifted musician and an impeccable violinist. His playing style is unique, and his gorgeous sound is reminiscent of the great violinists from a bygone era.” Glenn Dicterow, long-time concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, says, “Delmoni’s playing always goes right to the heart, and his charisma is irresistible.”

Arturo Delmoni will perform in recital Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 pm at the Saranac Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac. His program opens with the brief and utterly charming classical Sonata in E Major by the Italian composer Gaetano Pugnani, a contemporary of Mozart. Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major follows, a lyrical work affectionately dubbed the “Spring Sonata,” and then Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, a sunny work embracing distinctive Norwegian folk idioms. 

Following intermission is Hexapoda: Five Studies in Jitteroptera, a delightful suite of five jazzy pieces written by Robert Russell Bennett in 1940 sporting titles such as “Gut-Bucket Gus,” “Jim Jives,” and “___Till Dawn Sunday.” No proper virtuoso violin concert would be complete without a set of the most beloved favorites, and Arturo Delmoni will not disappoint. He has chosen Hungarian Dance in f minor (Brahms-Kreisler), Song Without Words, “Sweet Remembrance” (Mendelssohn-Heifetz), Legend of the Canyon (Cadman), Claire de Lune (Debussy), Mazurka, “Dudiarz” (Wieniawski), and Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 (Tchaikovsky). Arturo Delmoni will be assisted by the excellent Taiwanese pianist Li-Pi Hsieh.

Seating is open with a suggested donation of $15; children under 12 attend free. For further info please telephone 518-293-7613, e-mail hillholl@hughes.net or visit www.hillandhollowmusic.org. 

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L-R Alexandra Jeffords, Vice President of Jeffords Steel & Engineering Company;  John C. Bernardi; Jesse Ringer, President of Jeffords Steel & Engineering Company.

Jeffords Steel officials met with John Bernardi, CEO of United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. to provide the total from the employees’ workplace giving campaign and their corporate pledge contributing $18,046 to the 2019 United Way Campaign. Jeffords Steel & Engineering Company has a long and generous history of supporting United Way and several other community initiatives. 

The Peru Town Board will hold a special meeting on November 5, 2018 at 5:15 p.m.. in the Town Hall for a discussion of  the 2019  Preliminary Budget.

Dianne E. Miller

Town Clerk 

The regular meeting of the Peru Town Board was held on Thursday October 11, 2018 at the Peru Town Hall.  Those present were Mr. Brandy McDonald Supervisor; Mr. James Douglass, Councilman; Mr. James Langley, Councilman; Mr. Melvin Irwin, Councilman; Mrs. Dianne Miller, Town Clerk.  Also present were Mr. Matthew Favro,Town Attorney; was excused but was able to arrive in a timely manner to discuss Sewer Project; Mr. Courtney Tetrault, Water/Sewer Superintendent; Mr. Michael Farrell, Highway Superintendent; Mr. Bob Guynup, Zoning Officer; Ms. Pamela Barber, Confidential Secretary to the Board ; Mr. James Kirby, Town Justice Mr. Dave Drollette, Dog Control Officer.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Mr. McDonald, with the Pledge of Allegiance.  

Motion by Mr. Langley, seconded by Mr.Douglass  to approve the minutes from the September 24, 2018 meeting.   Ayes 4   Nays 0 Motion Carried

Motion by Mr.Irwin, seconded by Mr. Langley to include the reports from the following departments into the official record of tonight’s meeting.  (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; and Banking Reports).   Ayes 4   Nays 0 Motion Carried

Community Input and Questions

John Ryan asked for the status on The Main Street Project. The contractor is still waiting for the WBWE waiver. Adele Douglas has filed an extension to amend the completion date. Read more »

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Clinton County Board of Elections website:

If you move within Clinton County, change your name, or your party affiliation, you must fill out a Voter Registration Form.

Current I87 Nothway driving conditions (3 p.m.) near Keene Valley. Friends were headed south. They’re turning around and coming back to Peru. Very hazardous driving conditions.

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Thursday, November 1, (5 p.m.) at the Peru Free Library

Libraries in Peru and Mooers are getting ready to host events in early November to explain how area residents can save money with solar energy without buying and installing costly panels on their rooftops.

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Snow and Ice Staff Needed in Advance of Winter Weather Season

New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Paul A. Karas today announced that applications are available for approximately 470 positions as permanent and seasonal maintenance staff all across Upstate New York and Long Island. Beginning in September each year, the Department begins to hire and train staff on equipment and best practices, with the aim of having them ready to plow as soon as winter weather begins.

Applications are being accepted for the Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee 2 position. To apply, a candidate must be at least 18 years old, pass a physical and drug test, have a valid, clean Class A or B commercial driver license, and be certified to operate DOT heavy dump trucks within two weeks after start of employment.

Those hired will be trained and evaluated on several pieces of essential equipment and are expected to perform productive work while gaining experience. Physical labor is required, as is work with backhoes, front end loaders, stump grinders and other heavy equipment, while being trained on more complex equipment. Read more »

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1. Call Meeting To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the October 11, 2018 Regular Board Meeting.

5. Community Input

6. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Liz Tedford Contract for Sewer District Collection System Upgrade Project.

7. DISCUSSION:  Peru Sewer Collection System Upgrade Project.

8. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Acceptance of Resignation of Beth Lozier from Youth Commission.

9. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Acceptance of Resignation of Carrie Smith from Youth Commission.

10. DISCUSSION:  Peru CSD Solar System Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

11. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  To Declare Water Plant Generator as Surplus Equipment for Sale.

12. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.

13. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approve/Pay Bills.

MOTION:     Adjourn

Peru –  The Apex Solar Power application on behalf of the Hamilton family for a Use Variance to construct a solar farm at 286 Mannix Road was tabled at the Zoning Board of Appeal’s Wednesday, October 17, 2018 meeting.  The property is zoned for agricultural and rural residential use; therefore, a use variance is required. To quality the applicant must establish that the new use will not have an adverse environmental impact and that a reasonable return cannot be achieved from the already approved uses.

The Board was satisfied that the environment impact would not be adverse; however, based on the evidence presented, the Board was not convinced that a reasonable return could not be achieved from residential development or agriculture  use. The fact that the 15-acre plot for the solar farm is part of a 196-acre parcel complicates the issue since about 100 acres are currently being used as apple orchard. Hamilton family representative Mark Hamilton told the board that the 15 acres to be dedicated to the solar farm is wet ground and has always been unfit for productive agricultural use.  The Board gave Hamilton until October 31st to present evidence that a reasonable financial return could not be achieved from the property.  The matter is expected to appear on the Board’s November meeting agenda.

TOWN OF PERU

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL of August 15, 2018 minutes.
5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
6. APPLICATION:

1. 1. 1. 1. Use Variance with SEQR: Z-2018-037 Apex Solar Power

Use Variance – construct a 2.7 megawatt ground mount solar array

286 Mannix Rd.

Peru, NY 12972

7. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
8. CEO REPORT:
9. ADJOURNMENT

Two of Nan’s beautiful quilts

Nan and a dress ready for a needy child

By John T. Ryan 

Nan Mitchell is #46 in the Peru Gazette photo series of people who make Peru a wonderful place to live.  At age 91 Nan radiates wit, joyfulness and energy.

Many people know Nan for her quilting and needlework skills. Longtime friend Joanne Kennedy said, “ Her quilting is perfect. Her work is unbelievable.” Sewing is an activity Nan truly enjoys, so much so that over the past 12 years she has donated about 600 dresses to the Peru Community Church’s Jamaica Mission and the North Country Mission of Hope in Nicaragua. Her friend Reverend Paul Heller also brought 25 dresses to Africa. Nan is very grateful to friends who give her most of her fabric. She is especially grateful to Marianne Miller saying, “She gives me so much. I have no idea where she gets it.” 

Nan keeps so busy that she doesn’t reflect on why she’s been able to continue being so active. She said, “I didn’t have my children until I was in my 30’s. Back then women usually had their kids in their early 20’s, so I’ve alway had younger friends. It keeps me going because I have to keep up with the young people.”  She also truly enjoys what she does. “I’ve always liked to sew and I’m doing something worthwhile. I’m not just fiddling away my time. I often think that some little girl is getting a dress for the first time.”  

A southwestern Pennsylvania native, she graduated from high school in 1944.  For the next five years she worked as an F.B.I. fingerprint examiner in Washington D.C. She recalled, “When the vets came home the men were getting hired and promoted and we weren’t. You know how it was back then.” She then went to college, received a home economics degree and later married. Nan moved into Plattsburgh Air Force Base housing in 1967 when her husband Donald was assigned to Vietnam and a year later moved to Peru. In 1969 she became the Peru Nursery School’s first teacher and later taught at the OLVA Secretarial School. Don and Nan’s three daughters Tammy, Colleen and Susan graduated from Peru High School. 

Nan’s outside at 6 each morning to pick up her Press Republican. She said,”I have to do that crossword every day.” On Tuesdays and Thursdays she enjoys exercise classes at the Peru Community Church; on Wednesdays she gathers with a group of ladies to sew. Mornings are a good time for making dresses. She said, “I can make one before lunch with maybe a little finish work in the afternoon.” Nan also enjoys reading good book and watching television in her sun-lit four-seasons room. 

Anyone conversing with Nan Mitchell soon realizes that she truly values her friends, wonderful neighbors and family. As her former neighbor and friend Terri Sweeney says, “If Nan likes you, she’d stand on her head for you and she never didn’t like somebody. She has enriched my life greatly.” Nan’s other friends and neighbors would undoubtedly agree.

DEC is partnering with the Center for Conservation Social Sciences (CCSS) at Cornell University on a survey of roughly 11,000 randomly-selected New York landowners to better understand public perceptions of and preferences for black bear population levels. The survey is being sent out this fall to owners of both large and small residential properties, and covers both rural and urban areas.

The questionnaire asks about positive and negative experiences people have had with bears, their perception of population trends, and their views on the potential benefits of and detriments to living among bears. The information from this survey will be used in conjunction with biological data about bear abundance and information on conflicts between people and bears to set population objectives for various parts of the state.

People who receive the survey are encouraged to respond. Collecting information from the public on their view of appropriate wildlife population levels and the potential impact of wildlife on people is an important part of decision-making in wildlife management.

Questions about the survey can be directed to CCSS at 607-255-2828 or wfs1@cornell.edu. For more information, visit the DEC website on Black Bear and read the “New York State Black Bear Management Plan”. Questions about the black bear management program can be directed to 518-402-8883 or: wildlife@dec.ny.gov.

A Hunter’s Role in Wildlife Management

Did you know that only about 50 percent of hunters report their deer, bear and turkey harvests each year, even though it’s required by law?

Did you know that a hunter can be fined up to $250 for failing to report? Reporting a harvest within seven days of take is not only your legal obligation, it’s also essential to proper wildlife management. When hunters report their harvest, they are playing a crucial role in the management process, providing important biological data which is used to help estimate the number of deer, bear and turkey in each area of New York State and set management objectives. At a time when hunter numbers are declining, it’s more important than ever for hunters to take seriously their role in wildlife management, to be good role models and mentors for younger generations, and to do their part to preserve their hunting traditions. Reporting your harvest is easier than ever, so this fall please remember to Take It, Tag It, Report It!  Visit our website for details on Game Harvest Reporting.

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